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Foster and Sponsor Program

Make a difference by Fostering a 4 Paws Dog
4 Paws is on the move to grow our Foster Program! Learn more. Serve on the committee or foster a dog.

Link to Sponsor Page and Form Your sponsorship of a 4 Paws Society animal helps to pay for vet bills, food, and medicine.

Our Featured Pet

See our rescue dogs available for adoption onLink to page on PetFinder.com featuring 4 Paws dogs

4 Paws Lily at Petco

Lily flirty with kids at Petco on Saturday, Jan 30th. Lily made lots of friends while at PetCo today.

Here she is shown flirting with some visitors.

She is such an awesome dog and one example of the many dogs available through the 4 Paws Society.

All she needs is a forever family!

 

Help us send our dogs to HWAC for a 3rd Chance at a Forever Home

4 Paws Society has partnered with Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC)  in beautiful Rancho Santa Fe, California (just outside San Diego) to help some of our rescued angels find the Forever Homes they have been waiting for.

You can check out their website to see what a beautiful facility they have.

Because we have many dogs who get looked over for adoption, they have stayed with 4 Paws Society for a long time and since our mission is to find them the Forever Home they deserve, we are willing to send them to Southern California to be seen and adopted by a new population of pet lovers.

This is a common problem in rescue groups where there is extreme pet OVERPOPULATION, like our SWLA community. As much as we love our angels like Prissy and Braxton who have been with us so long, our love leads us to fulfill our promise to them.....finding their new Loving Families.

The HWAC is a nationally known non-profit rescue center and runs many therapeutic programs to foster the bond and healing between animals and humans. We are so grateful to them for being willing to partner with us in our mission to put fabulous companion animals in adoptive homes.

JEWELRYRAFFLE_FLYERThey have a very high adoption rate and we are certain that this is the place our "Longtimers" need to be.

Please donate any money you can toward our "Transport Fund to Helen Woodward."

You can donate online through Paypal. Please put "For Helen Woodward Transport" or "CA Transport" so we know that is what you are supporting.

You can also mail your donations to P.O. Box 1129, Sulphur, LA  70664. Put the same note in the "memo" section of your check.

Thanks so much for your support of 4 Paws Society's rescue efforts.  If you need a receipt for tax purposes, please let us know and we will mail one to you immediately.

Also, we are conducting a raffle for Lia Sophia Jewelry and all proceeds will be designated for transportation costs to HWAC.

WE ARE AIMING TO TRANSPORT OUR DOGS TO CALIFORNIA IN MARCH 2010.

 

A message from Guardian Angels

Guardian Angels is an organization that helps soldiers with their pets when they are deployed.

Their message is in the form of a request to  "Please foster a pet for a soldier deployed abroad."

Click here and fill out a Foster Application. You can provide a temporary family for a precious pet whose owner is risking his/her life for our country.

For further information contact Jennifer Vermillera, Rescue Coordinator, volunteer - S.P.C.A Inc. of Polk County, Lakeland, FL. www.lovemyspca.com Cell phone: 863-581-3212.

 

New Shelter Challenge Announced

The Animal Rescue SiteA new Shelter Challenge begins on Jan 18th, 2010 and last until April 18th.Click here for a printable flyer.
Given that we were less than a year old as an organization, we were extremely proud to rank 5th in the state for the last challenge and are hopeful that our volunteers will continue clicking daily for the 4 Paws Society during this contest.
To win, we are asking our volunteers to put out the word to their friends, family, and co-workers to take part by voting and spreading the word about this easy way to make a difference in the rescue work we do at 4 Paws.
One way to let everyone know about the challenge is by sending send an e-card.
Another method is to print and copy the printable flyer by clicking on the image to the right.


 

One Foster Dog's Christmas

gettinglovebyherfostermomBecause of the loe and affection Lucy received during Christmas from her foster family, she forgot for a little while that what she really wanted for Christmas, and now for the New Year is a forever home.  In the meantime, it is obvious that Lucy is happy in her foster home and loves her foster mom!

Lucy is being fostered by the Thibodeaux family.  Thanks, Thibodeauxs! We appreciate you and all of our 4 Paws Foster families.  You mean the world to us and to the dogs you foster.

Read more: One Foster Dog's Christmas

   

Santa Paws Delivers

SANTA PAWS, Shelby QuebideauxShelby Quebideaux, AKA, Santa Paws, brought our rescue dogs food, treats, and other goodies during Christmas.

On behalf of the rescue dogs of Southwest Louisiana under our care, we want to say "Thanks"  to Shelby for being such a great volunteer and for helping to make a great Christmas for the  4 Paws Society pooches!

SANTAPAWSGIFTSSANTAPAWSGIFTS2There are so many "Shelbys" that have contributed to the 4 Paws Cause. We appreciate all of you so very much.


   

Remember Lucy and Woodstock?

Lucy and Woodstock are so happy in their new homes that they decided to take time to visit us at the Pet Hotel. Besides sharing their happy tails, they also brought us a plate of cookies!

Lucy and Woodstock

Be sure to check out all the pictures I took of them along with one of the members of the Scott Family, the lucky family that adopted them.

Read more: Remember Lucy and Woodstock?

   

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4 Paws News and Statistics

4 Paws NewsWe have two categories of news.

Our volunteer/general news and Happy Tails. The most current of both is generally also featured on the home page.

As of December 31st, we are proud to announce the following statistics for the 4 Paws Society:

  • Adoptions, 347
  • Available for Adoption, 70 (8 are ALR dogs; 7 are Golden Huggs)
  • Fotolia_12821890_crop_happytails_xTotal resuces for the year, 417!!

This means that the 4 Paws Society averaged well over a rescue per day in our first year as an organization!

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Contact SPAY/USA or
the 4 Paws Society for
a spay/neuter coupon.

Contact 4 Paws

Call 337-477-0741

Our mailing address:

4 Paws Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1129
Sulplhur, LA 70664

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See 4 Paws Society
Adoptable Pets on
Petfinder.com.

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Tune in to Gator 99.5
every Friday morning when they host representatives from the 4 Paws Society.

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We are interviewed sometime between 8:00 and 9:00.

KPLC has always been supportive of the efforts of local groups that support our 4-legged friends.  We thank our community minded station!

We especially want to thank reporter Lee Peck, an animal lover and avid supporter. As KPLC post links to 4 Paws related stories on their award winning KPLCTV.com website, we will post them here.

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Opt to Adopt Bracelet available

The 4 Paws Society is elated to present merchandise items that give you the opportunity to make a small financial contribution to our cause and make an important statement!

The bracelet, shown below, is only $5.00 and features two messages. "Give a Dog a Home" and "Opt to Adopt."

Buy On Line.

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4 Paws Opt to Adopt Bracelt $5.00

4 Paws Chip Clips for Sale

Only $3.00, this package clip is functional while serving as a reminder of the 4 Paws Society and our message to "Opt to Adopt". If you sometimes forget to include "inc" at the end of our website name, this handy paw-clip will serve as a reminder of our website name.
4 Paws Paw Cllip, $3.00
You can purchase at 4 Paws on the Bayou or order on line through PayPal and the Clip(s) will be mailed.

Adopt

Reach out to a rescue dogThe 4 Paws Society follows a protocol to insure that our resuce dogs are placed in loving homes.
As a
Lake Charles and all of Southwest Louisiana dog rescue group, our volunteers are constantly
searching for ways to
match dogs and people. If you are interested in adopting, please take time to learn more.

Next,  complete the adoption application or give us a call if you have questions.

Foster

Fotolia_2810321_XS_LVIAt the 4 Paws Society, we know that even a short term foster situation can improve the "adoptability" of a dog. If all you can give is 2 weeks per year, we will work with you. In hopes of growing our foster program, we are in search of volunteers to foster and/or help enhance this program. We ask you to learn more. If interested in fostering, please complete our Application to Foster.

Homeward Bound Hounds

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To encourage people to join the 4 Paws Foster program, two new sections have been added to the website.
"Homeward Bound Hounds" is where we will introduce dogs and puppies in need of a Foster Home.

Almost Home

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"Almost Home" represents the status of 4 Paws dogs that are currently in Foster homes. As the name implies, it means they are, or will soon be, ready for formal adoption.
Volunteer. Foster. Tell others.

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